Word: sweeten
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...Well, I think physical pain, long-lasting physical pain like that, can really sweeten a work of art. Not sweeten the process. Sweeten the result. [Laughs...
...Dean Rinere announced on Monday that fellows would receive a $1,000 annual stipend for their participation in the program. When one considers that the job is estimated to take approximately 40 hours each semester, that stipend translates into a very well paying campus job. Not only does this sweeten the deal for prospective Fellows, it also removes a barrier to entry that currently affects the Prefect Program. In paying fellows, the program makes participation a real possibility for qualified upperclassmen with financial aid commitments...
...character spirals into insanity, Holofcener’s dialogue can’t keep up the pace. Her on-screen outbursts are the most forced demonstrations of emotion in this very bittersweet movie; fortunately, her subtle displays of affection with her (speculated to be gay) husband, Aaron (Simon Burke) sweeten every scene they play together...
...there's any good news for Republicans, it's that the elections are still seven months off. There is time in which any number of possible events--the capture of Osama bin Laden, for instance, or positive developments out of Iraq--could sweeten the nation's mood. Gingrich says Republicans badly need accomplishments to tell voters about. "The country actually expects the majority to implement," he says. "They hire you to govern, not just to tell them why you are right...
...likely rival in next year?s presidential elections - have called for dialogue or even a suspension of the measure. But backing off would put Villepin, whose poll numbers have dipped steeply in the last month, on the defensive for the rest of his term. Whether he has to sweeten the deal somehow will become clear over the next few days: even high school students will be cutting school for tomorrow?s protests, and union members will be joining Saturday?s marches aimed at scrapping the law and beating back yet another government attempt to change the way they...